NBA Free Agency: 5 Most Impactful Trades in the summer of 2017

#4 Paul George to Oklahoma City Thunder

Oklahoma City Thunder v Golden State Warriors

Paul George made it to two successive Conference Finals with a Pacers team that had Roy Hibbert, Danny Granger and Lance Stephenson as his go-to guys. But after the Pacers let all of them go, their luck in the playoffs didn't even take them past the second round for three years. George wanted to move to either Los Angeles with the Lakers to play in his hometown, or to contend with a better team.

Thus, he informed the front office of his intention not to re-sign in 2018, allowing them to market him to various suitors. Oklahoma City Thunder put the best package together, although they didn't attach any draft picks with Domantas Sabonis and Victor Oladipo.

That haul was enough incentive for the Pacers to trade George away. A year later, while the Thunder still failed to improve much (winning only 1 more game each in the regular season as well as the postseason), the Pacers took LeBron James' Cavs to Game 7 in the first round on the back of huge improvements by both the players they acquired.

If George does not re-sign with the Thunder, the Pacers will have outright won this trade.